Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-06
CHURCd AND BUSINESS MEN.
Elder n. ID. Garvin on the Kela
tions of the Two.

ttOns of the TWO.
1 Elder T. D. Garvin, in his sermo
a yesterday, took for the subject of hi
, remarks the fact that the church need
business men aud business men nee,
the church.
: "The church needs business men
: There is no lack of material in tn,
, churches now, it only needs to b'
, worked up. 1t is remarkable what {
good piece of timber we can make out o.
curly piece of wood by rubbing il
down and polishing it.
We are on a journey to another cour.
try-simply campers. Shall we, who
are strong, go ahead without the weak,
or shall we carry the burdensg
The Church of Jesus Churst is work.
ing power. Christianity cannot lie idle.
Even gold and silver will corrode if left
unused. The Church of Jesus Christ is
not only an army. but also family. In
the family there grows up that depend.
ence which calls cut the noble elements
Of Jour life.
A wise man once said, "Young man,
never marry lady who is the
only child in the family; and young lady,
never marry man who is the only
child in the family" because that girl or
boy has never learned to divide with
his brother and sisters. So Christianity
was never intended for man to live by
himself. The spirit that pervades it,
you will find in the language of Moses,
is, "Come thou with us and we will do
thee good; for the Lord hath spoken
good concerning Israel. And it shall be,
if thou go with us, yes, 1t shall be
that what goodness the Lord shall do
unto us, the same will we do unto
thee"
Christianity is the opposite of selfish.
ness and oppression.
The church needs men and women
from the world, because they know the
ways of the world. The best preachers
are the ones who have been buffeted in
the world, and who know how the, world
moves. / believe Garfield was better
President, because he once drove the
horses on canal boat. | believe that
Paul was better man, because he was
once, according TO the strictest of his
sect, Pharisee. The Church has suf-
fered, and is suffering to-day, because
they have lot of educated preachers
who know nothing in the world but
books and the rules of college society,
and how to get up their sermons, but
who know nothing about business.
1t is strange that piety and poverty go
together. 1t is only once in while
that we find a man that is rich that
is pious. have been in good many
churches, and found men there
that were go)d business men, had
property, had money, but they were
neither elders nor deacons. Ii these
business men we're conducting the work
of the Church they would make it a
business success. 1t is not poverty that
makes so many churches poor, but the
want of heart aud the want of business.
Men meet together To push forward the
help u.s." They send up petitions to
heaven when they have help right
among themselves. Prayer OF that
kind never rise higher than your head.
We STE in the same family some boys
that have business in them. and others
that have none. Churches are made up
Just that way. There are men and
women that are able to do the different
parts of the work of the church
if they will only do it. Preach
ers sometimes say that men
should carry their religion into their
business. 1t would be a good idea to
carry their business into their religion.
Whenever you divorce the two you
have pair of scissors, half over there
and half over here. 1t is when they
are together, cutting sharply, that they
accomplish something.
The women have inaugurated and,
for the most part, carried ON the work
of temperance on a successful plan uu-
til to-day Georgia and othsr States are
for prohibition, and | am one who be.
lieves that California, with its wine in
terests will also become temperance
State. When we men put our shoulders
to the wheel and do just one half as
much as the women do, then there will
be something done.
We need men who can do business; men
who know when bargain is good. And
when we use our talents and sanctify
them to God, then we can make this
work 60 on.
/ want to see the church go on in
dignitied way, calling to the world and
sowing, Come and we will do thee
good" am very great believer that
God gives blessings to those who do
what they can here.